Archive for April, 2010

 
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Glaxosmithkline revealed a further boost from last year's swine flu crisis yesterday as it said H1N1 treatments helped first-quarter sales surge 13 per cent.
MELBOURNE, April 29 (Reuters) - Australian biotech firm Biota Holdings said on Thursday it expected quarterly royalties on its Relenza flu drug to fall 70 percent as governments appeared to have stopped buying the drug to treat swine flu.
 
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
Pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline on Wednesday posted soaring profits for the first quarter, lifted by sales of H1N1 treatments during last year's swine flu crisis.
Vientiane, Laos - Laos is to begin providing free swine-flu vaccinations to medical staff nationwide this month as the first step toward using 660,000 doses before they expire in October, media reports said Tuesday....
 
Monday, April 26th, 2010
A BRITISH couple who had the UK's first confirmed cases of swine flu are expecting a baby, it was reported yesterday.
 
Monday, April 26th, 2010
A BRITISH couple who had the UK's first confirmed cases of swine flu are expecting a baby, it was reported yesterday.
 
Monday, April 26th, 2010
SA Health says children under five can still get swine flu vaccinations.
DESPITE fears of a second swine flu epidemic, people on the peninsula are not vaccinating themselves or their children in great numbers.
DESPITE fears of a second swine flu epidemic, people on the peninsula are not vaccinating themselves or their children in great numbers.
Manila - The Philippines' Health Department on Monday launched a vaccination drive to protect the country's health workers against a possible resurgence of swine flu....